Deuteronomy 18:3:14Deut.18.3.W14TAB
הַזְּרֹ֥עַ
hazroa
“the shoulder”
- Transliteration
- haz-RO-a
- Extended
- haz-ROH-ah
- IPA
- /hazˈroːaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the shoulder
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
haz-RO-a
- phraseyour reading level
haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim
- clause
ve-na-TAN la-ko-HEN haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim ve-ha-ke-VAH
- sentence
ve-ZEH yih-YEH mish-PAT ha-ko-ha-NIM me-ET ha-AM me-ET zov-KHEI ha-ZE-vakh IM-SHOR IM-SEH ve-na-TAN la-ko-HEN haz-RO-a ve-hal-le-kha-YA-yim ve-ha-ke-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive venatan {וְנָתַן | wə-nā-tān} introduces the obligation to give hazeroa {הַזְּרֹעַ | ha-zə-rō-ʾa}, vehallehayim {וְהַלְּחָיַיִם | wə-hal-lə-ḥā-yá-yim}, and vehakevah {וְהַקֵּבָה | wə-ha-kê-vā}. The sequence of conjunctions and list format creates a formal legal structure preserved in translation.
Root and etymology
z-r-ʾzayin–resh–ayin
“foreleg”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:3
And this shall be the prescribed portion for the priests from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: they shall give to the priest the foreleg, the two cheeks , and the stomach.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 18:3, so the Hebrew word הַזְּרֹ֥עַ (hazroa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.3.W14.S1) and character.